The Revenge.

''Ahaha! What a fool of you are. To think I've looked up to you over these years,'' I sneered.

As I looked at his trembling face, I took out a hand gun from my jacket and shot him in the forehead. Bang! He is dead, but my work here is not over yet. I took one last glance at Sam, who was covered in a pool of blood, and left without any feeling of regret or remorse.

I was once a simple-minded person who was contented with life. Nothing else mattered to me except my wife and my two beatiful children. Life was perfect. But that was all to be destroyed. The life I had been dreaming of for years was shattered in a matter of minutes.

The day started out like it was any other day. I had breakfast with my wife and the children were busy preparing for school. After that, I left for work. I kept on counting the time on the clock hoping that the day would end soon. As the hour hand reached five, I immediately packed up my bag and decided to go straight back home. I could not wait to sit back and relax with my family.

''Going home Tom?'' asked Sam, my colleague and close friend.

''Yeah. I don't want to be late for dinner,'' I replied.

''You know Tom, you are one lucky guy. Not all of us can have a life like yours,'' said Sam.

''Thanks Sam. Oops, can't talk now. I'm going to be late. Bye,'' I said while grabbing my coat and rushed off.

As I was driving home, I kept on thinking about the delicious food that were in store for me at home. Katie is an excellent chef. Her food has always been able to satisfy my tastebuds. She was truely the one for me.

''Honey, I'm home!'' I called out to my wife.

Silence. There was no answer. The living room was dark and it was too quiet. Usually the children would be back from school and they would be the first to greet me home. Slowly, I crept into the kitchen. I thought that they were going to surprise me or something. But I was wrong.

''Oh my god! Katie, wake up! What happened!''

I was totally shocked. My wife and children were lying on the floor, covered in blood. They were dead. As I hugged my beloved wife for one last time, tears were dripping down my cheeks and the feeling of rage and anger began to swell up in me. I went upstairs in search of clue, but found that the room had been runsacked. All the valuables were stolen. Then I saw a graffiti on the wall which showed the word Red Dragon. It was a gang name. My family had been killed for no apparent reason. I felt helpless, but the urge to seek revenge can make a man do stupid things, so I decided to join a gang myself.

I did not go to work the next day. Instead, I was in search of the infamous mafia gang called the Salieri Family. They were quite well known for their organise crime and huge wealth. It was tough locating their hideout because they kept on moving. However, I managed to find one of their men who decided to bring me to their hideout. It was there I knew my life would change forever. In order for me to seek revenge, I had to turn to the dark side in order to grow stronger, and I knew that this was the right choice.

''So, you want revenge? It can be done, but you have to promise your life to us. No matter what happens, your life is with the family. What the family asks you to do, you make sure you get it done. Can you handle that?'' questioned the Don.

''Anything you say. All I want is to avenge the death of my family,'' I told the Don, my voice sounding quite desperate.

''First sign the contract, and then say the anthem out loud, pledging you allegience to us,'' said the Don.

After all the signing was done, I was officially part of the family. I immediately start my training in handling pistols, rifles and machine guns. It was tough, but somehow the image of death of my family makes me press on, not wanting to give up.

Days went into months, and I was finally ready to get my revenge. As I placed a hand gun into my jacket, I heared a knock on my door. I opened it, and there was Sam.

''Hey Tom, how are you doing? You did'nt come to work for months? What happened?'' he asked.

''Back off Sam. I've got things to do. Like avenging the death of my family,'' I said.

''What? Don't tell me you want to go on a killing spree. Come on Tom, can't we compromise or something?''

''I said back off Sam! Or do you want to be my first victim!''

He backed off, but as I opened the door, he grabbed me from the shoulder and gave me a hard punch on the cheek. I fell down on my knees, blood trickling down my lips. I grew annoyed of Sam and counter back his punch. He fell hard to the floor. As I looked at his trembling face, I took out a hand gun from my jacket and shot him in the forehead. Then I left for the Red Dragon's hideout.

I took a few men with me and together, we managed to enter the Red Dragon's hideout. There were shots after shots and half of my men were killed. However, I was able to even out the score due to my sharp shooting. All of them were dead, except for their Don and a few of his bodyguards. I kicked open the door and shot his body guards.

''Why did you sent your men to kill my family! They were innocent!'' I yelled at the Don.

He did not answer, so I shot him dead. Now the Red Dragon was extinct. I was not sure whether the person who killed my family was there, but I was finally able to satisfy my rage. Whoever says that love conquers all.

The End.